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matt

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I'm the only twentysomething in Iowa City who isn't a student. The same was true in Bellingham. Coffee junkee. Singer/Songwriter/Multi-Instrumentalist. Formerly of: Bellingham, WA; Tipton, IA; Creston, IA; Woodbine, IA; Lawrenceville, GA; Hazelton, IA; Williston, ND; Casper, WY; uterus.I also have a music site here at myspace. It's http://www.myspace.com/matthewwright. I created my profile with Myspace Layouts+

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Kurt Vonnegut, Beck, Jeff Buckley, my grandfather, Richard Linklater, anyone with anything interesting to say who's still down to earth, aliens, Dustin Diamond, the pres, local musicians.I would like to avoid:Rude customers, Ted Nugent, Ann Coulier, hate groups, the clap (or any other serious STD), NASCAR or movies about cars, mayo, pickles, prison, Utah, Blue Collar TV, close-minded people, scorpions, pro-wrestling, the draft, unnecessary wars, car accidents, hurting people I love...

My Blog

it's legal because I say it is

"There are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, ...
Posted by on Sat, 13 May 2006 00:04:00 GMT

311, I am ready to fight.

"311, I am ready to fight." - Scott Staff (formerly of Creed). This is hilarious. http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/02/people.stapp.311 .ap/index.html And this is even better. http://www.live...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Dec 2005 00:32:00 GMT

Politics, Religion, & NPR

I was listening to NPR yesterday on my way to work, and I heard a segment called "This I Believe". I thought this guy's story was pretty moving. Check it out: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?sto...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:00:00 GMT

Does anyone remember stinkor?

Remember Stinkor - the He-Man villian? I had the action figure as a kid, and he actually smelled like a skunk! Who's idea was that? http://www.he-man.org/primary_sects/toys/html/collector_guid es/motu...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:26:00 GMT

The night Sigor Ros changed my life...

I stumbled across Sigor Ros' profile almost by accident, as a result of advertising. I nearly forgot how much they affected my life as not just a musician but as a human the night I saw them perform i...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Aug 2005 22:07:00 GMT

I think someone shit on the coats

So...uh...I've been a little bitch lately. Sorry, everyone. I'm weening myself off coffee or trying to anyway so emotions are running high. I may be playing a show a week from this Saturday at the Ya...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:55:00 GMT

And what's with that hot stick in the bathroom?

Have my blogs REALLY been viewed over 100 times? Weird. I feel I should do these things a little more often, especially since it's difficult for people to get in touch with me on a regular basis. I'm ...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:08:00 GMT

Myspace can bite my shiny metal ass

I am so sick of this message: Sorry! an unexpected error has occurred. This error has been forwarded to MySpace's technical group. Oh, yeah? Unexpected? They must get 50 error messages from j...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:23:00 GMT

I'm in a glass case of emotion

I don't think I'm aloud to post my website address, so if you want to find me google for "matthew wright music". It's a bit messy right now, but updates are coming soon (hopefully). I'm taking one of...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Jun 2005 17:26:00 GMT

i've got the weight of the world in my hands

This is my first blog on this site. I will continue to post them on my official website, but I think I'll use this one to get most of the venting out.
Posted by on Fri, 08 Apr 2005 01:15:00 GMT